IMPACT OF COMPUTER ON RECORD MANAGEMENT IN AN OFFICE

 IMPACT OF COMPUTER ON RECORD MANAGEMENT IN AN OFFICE

 ABSTRACT
This research was carried out to find the impact of compute on record management in an office with the reference to thirty secretaries working in Federal Polytechnic, Offa. Research questions guiding the study were as follow: (1) what impact does the computer has on record keeping in terms of reliability? (2) What impact does the computer has on record keeping in terms speed? (3) What impact does the computer has on record keeping In terms of retrievals? (4) What impact does computer has on effectiveness on record keeping? Structure questionnaire was design and administer the secretaries. Simple mean was used to analyze the data and the results revealed that the findings, it was concluded that the computer is currently the most reliable tools for record keeping. Effective record keeping has positive impact on productivity. Following the drawing of conclusion, recommendation was offered for improvement of computer services in Federal Polytechnic, Offa.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITTLE PAGE                                                                                                           i
CERTIFICATE                                                                                                          ii
DEDICATION                                                                                                           iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                                                                         iv
ABSTRACT                                                                                                               v
TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1. 1.   INTRODUCTION                                                                                             1
   2.  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY                                                                  1-2
   3.   STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM                                                                 2
   4.   RESEARCH QUESTION                                                                                 2
   5.   THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY                                                                    2
   6.    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY                                                                 3
   7.     LIMITATION OF THE STUDY                                                                     3
   8.    SCOPE/DELIMITATION                                                                                3
   9.    DEFINITION OF TERMS                                                                               3

CHAPTER TWO
2.0 INTRODUCTION                                                                                               4
2.1 DEFINITION OF RECORD MANAGEMENT                                                            4-5
2.2   PRACTICING RECORDS MANAGEMENT                                                 5-7
2.3   CURRENT ISSUES IN RECORD MANAGEMENT                                                 8-9
2.4   DATA PROCESSING                                                                                       9-9
2.5   ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD FILING SYSTEM                                             9-12
2.6   DEFINITION OF COMPUTER                                                                                   12
2.7   ROLES OF COMPUTER IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION                                   12
2.8   IMPACT OF COMPUTER ON RECORD KEEPING                                                13

CHAPTER THREE

1. INTRODUCTION                                                                                             14

3.1   POPULATION OF THE STUDY                                                                     14
3.2   SAMPLE                                                                                                            14
3.3   RESEARCH INSTRUMENT                                                                            14
3.4    METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION                                                             14
3.5    METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS                                                                  15
3.6    DECISION RULE                                                                                            15

CHAPTER FOUR

1. PRESENTATION                                                                                              16

4.1 ANALYSIS OF RESPONDTO THE RESEARCH QUESTION                      16-18
CHAPTER FIVE

1. SUMMARY CONCLSION AND RECOMMENDATION                            19

5.1   SUMMARY OF FINDING AND DISCUSSION                                           19
5.2   CONCLUSION.                                                                                                            20
5.3    RECOMMENDATION                                                                                                20-21
5.4    SUGESTION FOR FURTHER STUDIES                                                      21
REFRENCE                                                                                                      22-23
RESEARCH QUESTION                                                                                24

 IMPACT OF COMPUTER ON RECORD MANAGEMENT IN AN OFFICE